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T. M. TURNER.

PACKAGE CARRIER.

Patented Jan.23,1883.

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PACKAGE CARRIER.

No. 270,917. Patented Jan.23, 1883.

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THOMAS M. TURNER, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

PACKAGE-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 270,917, dated January23, 1883,

Application filed May 22, 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. TURNER, of the city of Cincinnati, in thecounty of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new generally beenof a somewhat complicated construction, and therefore incapable of readyapplication to a package, liable to become unadjusted when in use, andcomparatively expensive. They involve, in many varieties, the use ofstraps and buckles, applied to a package in the ordinary manner, inconnection with a handle or carrying device. In other forms they employ,as a substitute for such straps and buckles, twine or cord, inconnection with an upper and lower bar, between which the package issecured, one of which bars is provided with a suitable handle or carrierand afastening device. One of the simpler forms consists of a woodenhandle,-with wire loops depending therefrom, in combination with a cord,which passes through the loops in the operation of wrapping and securesthe handle to the package, whereby the package is tied and isalsoprovided with a handle for convenience in carrying. Thedisadvantages of this latter class,to which myinvention more nearlyrelates, are that the handle cannot be applied except in combinationwith the wrapping-cord, and is incapable of adjustment to a packageafter the same has been tied. Further, in securing such handle to apackage the tying material must be adjusted in certain arbitrary wrapsto adapt itself to the loops of the device, thus renderingits employmentwith many shapes and sizes of bundles impracticable.

The object of my invention is to provide for a package tied in anymanner with cord or like tying material a carrier of simpleconstruction, which may be readily applied to any single wrap of suchpackage after the same has been tied.

My invention consists in a rigid handle, constructed preferably. ofiron, with depending books at each end, adapted to be hooked beneath andsecured to the wrap to whichit is to be adjusted; also, in a flangedprojection or knob, in connection with and formed on the base-support ofsaid carrier, connecting the hooking devices around which the wrap ofthe package is thrown or twisted previous to the engagement of thebooking devices therewith, to hold the carrier in firm adjustment to thepackage and to prevent its longitudinal displacement on the wrap.

1n. the drawings, Figure 1 representsa side "iew of my carrier, of aconstruction which for general purposes I prefer.' Fig. 2 represents alike view of a modification thereof, which will be found sufticient forsmall or lightpackages; and Fig. 3 represents one of the methods inwhich my carrier may be applied to a tied package. Figs. 4 and 5represent the application of my carrier, in combination with a length oftying material, to a package not previously tied.

A represents the handle part of my carrier, ofcon venientsize and shape.Depending therefrom in the same plane at each end are spiral hookingdevices a a, flaring outwardly and connected together at or near theirbottom portions bya base-rod, B,running in the direction of the lengthof the handle portion. This rod affords additional strength to thecarrier and serves also as a support for the booking devices. -Upon thisrod, preferably in the center of the upper face, is a projection orknob, b, constructed with a flanged top to prevent the escape of thetying material when the same is adjusted around it.

The carrier above described, and as shown in Fig. 1, is the one I preferto employin carrying bulky or weighty packages, or packages in which thetying material has been loosely applied.

One of the methods of applying my device in such cases is as follows:The carrier is brought on a line with the wrap of the tied package towhich it is to beadjusted, the wrap is thrown over the'central flangedprojection or knob, and the portion of the wrap on either side of theprojection or knob is introduced into and heldby the hooking devices.This arrangement is shown in Fig. 3. The cord, being placed over theflangedprojection or knob, is tightened and 'isalso thrown out ofalignment with the portions of the wrap introduced into the hookingdevices. By these means the the tying material is increased, thefriction,

therefore, between them augmented, and the tendency of the carrier toslide longitudinally along the wrap, is prevented.

I may, after placing the wrap over the projection or knob, turn thecarrier once or more, as may be necessary, and twist the wraptherearound, and more effectually prevent any longitudinal displacementof the carrier. This may be desirable with packages where the tyingmaterial has not been drawn taut.

With small and light packages, and with 1 packages which have beentautly secured, af-

fording but little slack cord for the application of the carrier, adevice dispensing-with the flanged projection or knob, as shown in Fig.2, will generally be found sufficient.

My carrier may be applied, in connection with a length .of tyingmaterial permanently attached to one of its hooking devices, to secure apackage not previously tied, and serve also as a carrier therefor, or tofasten in one bundle two or more packages separately tied. To do this Iplace the carrier on the package in the position which it is to assumewhen tied, and apply the tying material thereto in the usual manner toform a singlelongitudinal and lateral wrap. The lateral wrap I twistaround the flanged projection or knob at the top and secure the free endof the tying material to the hooking device, opposite to the one towhich it is permanently attached, by a loop-knot or other suitablemeans. This application is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.

Instead of the flanged projection or knob on the base-support B, aroundwhich the wrap of tying material is thrown to prevent the sliding of thecarrier thereon, I may employ a lug or projection or knob having alongitudinal slit or recess, in which the tying material may be placedor I may dispense with the projection or knob altogether and in placethereof construct the carrier with a hooking device at right angles tothe center of the base-rod B, to engage with a wrap of the packagetransversely to the one with which the hooking devices engage for thesame purpose.

Ido notlimitmyself to the particular construction of carrier shown anddescribed. Any form of handle, with devices capable of adjustment to asingle wrap of the tying material of a package, with or without meansfor preventing the longitudinal displacement of the car-' rier, will beefficient for the purposes of my invention. Nor do I limit myself to theparticular construction ofthe hooking devices, nor to their number ortheir position,as shown. They may be of any desirable construction, andmay extend at right angles to the base-support B, on either alternate orboth sides thereof, or in any other suitable manner.

I claim as my invention 1. A package-carrier consisting of a rigidhandle, hooking devices depending from its ends, adapted to be hookedbeneath and secured to any single wrap of a package after the same hasbeen tied, and a base-support connecting said hooking devices.

2. Apackage-carrier consisting of a handle, hooking devices capable ofbeing adjusted to a single wrap of the tying material of a tied package,a base-plate connecting and suppprting the hooking devices, and aflanged projection or knob on said base-plate, around which such wrapmay be thrown or twisted to prevent longitudinal displacement of thecarrier or the wrap. THOMAS M. TURNER.

Witnesses:

O. R. NEvrN, RICHARD DORMAN.

